[davidrudder]

My mother lost both breasts, her gallbladder and her fallopian tubes to 4 separate cancers. When they discovered the BRCA gene mutations, she was tested and turned out positive. My sister tested positive and had proactive masectomies and hysterectomies. I was tested as well, but came up negative for the BRCA mutations (phew). I'm male, but if I was positive it would have meant changes for my daughter.

One advantage of the human genome project was that it lead to discoveries like the BRCA mutations. Now, the women in my life could decide ahead of time to prevent these cancers.